Elias Snook

Brief Life History of Elias

When Elias Snook was born on 26 July 1842, in Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa, United States, his father, William Henry Snook, was 30 and his mother, Margaret Noble Summers, was 25. He married Sarah McElderry in 1861. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Linn, Washington, Kansas, United States in 1895 and Lyon, Kansas, United States in 1900. He died on 28 February 1910, in Dallam, Texas, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Paola, Miami, Kansas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Elias Snook
1842–1910
Sarah McElderry
1843–1909
Marriage: 1861
William Robert Snook
1866–1946
Deborah M Snook
1871–
Hattie Elizabeth Snook
1879–1934
Harry Truman Snook
1884–1951

Sources (15)

  • Elias Snook, "Kansas, State Census, 1875"
  • Elias Snook, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
  • Elias Snook, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1855

Historical Boundaries: 1855: Linn, Kansas Territory, United States 1861: Linn, Kansas, United States

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

Name Meaning

English: nickname from Middle English snoke ‘mucus’, from snoken ‘to snuffle’.

Americanized form of Dutch Snoek ‘pike’ (the carnivorous fish).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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